Annabel La

University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy – 2025

I was born and raised in central New Jersey. I recently completed my PharmD and MBA at the University of Rhode Island. While I truly enjoyed my time in Rhode Island, I was looking to be a bit closer to home while still having the opportunity to experience a new environment. This led me to Lancaster!

My current clinical interests include ambulatory care and oncology. Outside of pharmacy, I enjoy exploring new places and restaurants, going for walks, swimming, and spending time with my friends and family. I’m extremely excited for my PGY1 year and look forward to the opportunities and growth this next chapter will bring!

Major Research Project: Evaluation of ICU Phenobarbital Protocol for Alcohol Withdrawal Management
MUE: Factors Related to Inpatient Hyperglycemia and Associated Management
Committee: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Emily Curtin

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy – 2025

After growing up in Lebanon, PA, I moved to Pittsburgh to attend Duquesne University where I completed my PharmD and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Foundations. During my time in pharmacy school, I developed interests in oncology/hematology and infectious diseases. I am very excited to be completing my PGY1 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and hope to pursue a PGY2 in oncology following this year. In my free time, I enjoy thrifting and antiquing, hiking, and finding the best coffee shops in town.

Major Research Project: Fixed Dose versus Titratable Vasopressin in Septic Shock
MUE: Evaluation of Subanesthetic Ketamine Infusions
Committee: Antimicrobial Utilization Subcommittee

Yenok Admassu

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy – 2025

I am originally from Lancaster, so I am excited to be back in my hometown to complete my residency at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. I graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA with my PharmD. and Bachelors of Pharmacy Foundations. I developed a strong interest in oncology during my time in pharmacy school, which led me to pursue residency in hopes of a career helping and developing care for those with hematologic/oncologic conditions. Outside of pharmacy, I enjoy working out, making music, and spending time with my niece and nephews.

Major Research Project: Effect of GLP-1 Initiation on TSH and Levothyroxine Doses
MUE: Evaluation of Inpatient Fracture Admission and Osteoporosis Follow-up Post Discharge
Committee: Oncology Committee

Graduate Residents

2025

Emily Oseid

Pharmacy School: St. Joseph’s University Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Oncology
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Major Research Project: Ulcer prophylaxis after enteral feeds restarted

Temple Coldren

Pharmacy School: Duquesne University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Pain and Palliative Care
Location: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Major Research Project: Evaluation of buprenorphine microinduction strategies to optimize care

Michael Brinton

Pharmacy School: St. Joseph’s University Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Evaluation of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis insulin infusion and fluids management

2024

Isabelle Lawler

Pharmacy School: Temple University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist – Population Health
Location: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Major Research Project: Dosing of bivalirudin in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Alexis Jeschonnek

Pharmacy School: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Chair time optimization in a community cancer center: assessment of removal of dartumumab premedications

Jannell Jeffers

Pharmacy School: Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Infectious Diseases
Location: Jefferson Abington Hospital
Major Research Project: Pharmacist impact on medication access through use of patient assistance programs

2023

Meredith Stoeckl, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Clinical inertia and medication treatment plan for diabetic patients

Nicole Eng, PharmD

Pharmacy School: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Oncology
Location: Rosewell Park Comprehensive Care Cancer Center
Major Research Project: Assessment of Adherence to a Modified Neuromuscular Blockade Titration Protocol

2022

Alexander J. Haines, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Temple University of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Acute Pain Management for Patients on Buprenorphine for Medication Assisted Therapy

Felicia Harrsch, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: Ambulatory Pharmacist Clinician, Specialty Pharmacy
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: The safety of direct oral anticoagulant therapy in patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury

Abigail Hoffman, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Impact of LP-DAT to Reduce Discharge Medication Reconciliation Errors by Pharmacists

2021

Madison Donnelly, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Findlay
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Impact of implementation of ePlex blood culture panel and stewardship intervention on time to effective therapy

Brian Foster, PharmD

Pharmacy School: The University of Rhode Island
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Impact of face to face anticoagulation management on warfarin monitoring adherence

Logan White, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Charleston
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Critical Care
Location: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Major Research Project: Impact of urine culture best practice alert (BPA) on collection of urine cultures, treatment, and antimicrobial relate

2020

Carrie Clutter, PharmD

Pharmacy School: West Virginia University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Comparison of Pharmacy Discharge Risk Scoring Tools for Identification of Highest Risk Patients for Medication Discrepancies and/or Errors at Hospital Discharge

Hilary Markwith, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Sciences
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Nasal Naloxone Prescriptions at Discharge through a Pharmacist Driven Protocol

Nicholas Rudy, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Cedarville University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Survey of Safe Practices with Parenteral Prostacyclin Therapy in Hospitalized Patients

2019

Zachary Benzio, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Lipscomb University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Comparison of high and low intensity heparin protocols on anticoagulation related complications in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Jacqueline North, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Retrospective review of an ambulatory clinical pharmacist’s interventions within a Primary Care Ambulatory Collaborative Care Team

Mara Wilson, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Wilkes University of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Resident
Location: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Effectiveness of an Inpatient Pharmacist Initiated Inhaler Discharge Process

2018

Amanda Gerberich, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Wilkes University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Drug Information
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago
Major Research Project: Impact of Routinely Obtained Urinalysis in Heart Failure Admissions on Prescribed Antimicrobial Therapy

Hien Nguyen, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Geriatrics
Location: Mountain Area Health Education Center/UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Major Research Project: Validation of a Pharmacy Discharge Risk Scoring Tool

Eric Rakszawski, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Duquesne University
Position upon completion of program: Oncology Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Major Research Project: Use of the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) bleeding model in patients who have undergone elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and its predicted effects on bivalirudin utilization, cost of care, and bleeding events

2017

Katlyn Combs, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Notre Dame of Maryland University Pharmacy School
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Retrospective review on compliance to an institution-specific perioperative bridging algorithm comparing pharmacist-driven management of bridging versus standard of care

Chelsea Cunningham, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: Ambulatory Pharmacist Clinician
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Retrospective review of an ambulatory clinical pharmacist’s interventions within a Primary Care Ambulatory Collaborative Care Team

Joel Musser, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Temple University School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: 4-factor versus 3-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent reversal of INR

2016

Michael Casias, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Pharmacotherapy
Location: Hunterdon Medical Center
Major Research Project: Impact of Cepheid Blood PCR Combined with Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Community Hospital Approach

Haley Kavelak, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Critical Care
Location: Cooper University Hospital/ Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Major Research Project: Retrospective Evaluation of Patients with Primary Diagnosis DVT for Earlier Discharge or Outpatient Treatment Eligibility

Natalia Uzal, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory Care/FQHC Clinics
Location: University of Colorado
Major Research Project: Pharmacist’s Impact on Discharge Medication Reconciliation and Patient Satisfaction

2015

Erin Freeman, PharmD, PhD

Pharmacy School: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: Ambulatory Care Specialist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Transition of Care Warfarin Initiative: The Pharmacy Team’s Impact

Jennifer Santamala, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Oncology
Location: New York Presbyterian
Major Research Project: Retrospective Evaluation of Bivalirudin Dosing in Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Natalia Tarasiuk, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Duquesne University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Location: Cleveland Clinic
Major Research Project: Pharmacist Involvement on Positive Culture Review post Emergency Department Discharge

2014

Paul Furler, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Temple University School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Oncology
Location: University of Florida Health
Major Research Project: Optimizing a Pharmacist-Driven Erythropoietin Stimulating Agent (ESA) Protocol at an Outpatient Infusion Center

Sheetal Patil, PharmD

Pharmacy School:University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Position upon completion of program: Pharmacist
Location: Horizon Health Care Services
Major Research Project: Evaluation of Medication Adherence in a Super-utilizer Population

Heather Rodman, PharmD

Pharmacy School: University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Pediatrics
Location: St. Vincent
Major Research Project: Assessment of Guideline Adherence for Infantile Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) Management in the Hospital Setting: A National Survey of Pediatric Pharmacists

2013

Robert M. Alspach, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Cardiology
Location: U Mass Memorial Medical Center
Major Research Project: Bivalirudin Utilization in Obese Patients and the incidence of Post Procedural Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing PCI for ACS

Thao K. Huynh, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Hematology/ Oncology
Location: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Major Research Project: Optimizing the Dose of Three-Factor PCC in Head Trauma Patients on Warfarin with Elevated INRs

Yevgeniya Kogan, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Thomas Jefferson University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Pharmacy & Hospital Administration
Location: University of Maryland Medical Center
Major Research Project: Impacting Length of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy in CAP Patients via Antimicrobial Stewardship

2012

Jason Hall, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Shenandoah University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Location: Wellspan Health – York Hospital
Major Research Project: IV Acetaminophen as Non-Opioid Analgesia for Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients

Crystal D. Mayles-Heise, PharmD

Pharmacy School: West Virginia University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Major Research Project: Pharmacist Intervention Drives Adherence to VTE Prophylaxis within the ICU

Jenny Ottoson, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Nova Southeastern University
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in a Large Community – Teaching Hospital

2011

Megan Allen, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Wilkes University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Pediatrics
Location: University of North Carolina
Major Research Project: Pharmacist-Driven Standardization to Reduce Inpatient Hypoglycemic Adverse Drug Events

Jessica Hunt, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Position upon completion of program: Clinical Staff Pharmacist
Location: Lancaster General Health
Major Research Project: Evaluation of Oral and Parenteral Anticoagulation Overlap Therapy in VTE Patients

Yee Lee, PharmD

Pharmacy School: Wilkes University
Position upon completion of program: PGY2 Infectious Diseases
Location: Thomas Jefferson University
Major Research Project: Evaluation of Opioid Use in Rib Fracture Patients Receiving Continuous Paravertebral Infusion of Bupivacaine

Program Contact Information

Amanda Prusch, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS
Manager Medication Utilization
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

Department of Pharmacy Services
555 North Duke Street | PO Box 3555
Lancaster, PA 17604

Office: (717) 544-5219
Email: amanda.prusch@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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